# Kanakchas Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Kanakchas

Kanakchas is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828134**. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 183 households**, the 70th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 183households
- 64.9%literacy
- 828134PIN code

## Kanakchas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanakchas is 828134.** Kanakchas falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828134
- Gram panchayatKalikapur
- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362736

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kanakchas from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kanakchas?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kanakchas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kanakchas known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 1% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kanakchas

Of every 100 households in Kanakchas in 2011, 30 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanakchas · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**77%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kanakchas?

■ Kanakchas · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**959

Working population ****61.6%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 51.6% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (19%) · **■** Marginal 423 (60%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chandankiyari

- Agardi1,217 people
- Chandipur1,206 people
- Gurri1,162 people
- Banshgari1,161 people
- Machatanr1,136 people
- Barda1,125 people
- Bodma1,114 people
- Darida1,104 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanakchas?828134
- How far is Kanakchas from Bokaro?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kanakchas?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakchas in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakchas?64.9% (Census 2011)